Politics

Members of National Conference and BJP legislators clashed in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly during the Opposition's protest to demand a time-bound judicial probe into civilian killings during the 2016 Kashmir unrest.

Union Minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday blamed Congress for the rise of terrorism during the 80s in Punjab and said it was the alliance forged between the SAD and BJP which provided a healing touch to the people of the state.

The Shiv Sena district unit has decided to go alone in the forthcoming Zilla Parishad and Panchayat Samiti elections and will be fielding candidates on all the seats to counter BJP.

Using caste as a vote bank is not good for a democratic system, RSS joint general secretary Krishna Gopal on Sunday said stressing that people should vote on basis of a candidate's abilities.

Union Minister Smriti Irani on Saturday said post demonetisation, printing presses in Pakistan, involved in circulation of counterfeit Indian currency, are shut and there is a sharp decline in the incidents of violence in Kashmir.

Jailed RJD leader Mohammad Shahabuddin has created yet another controversy with his purported selfie showing his changed look inside Siwan prison going viral on the social media.

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday said that the BJP would succeed in forming the government in Manipur, which will go to polls in March.

Punjab Congress on Friday upped its ante against demonetisation in line with the all-India campaign launched by the party's central leadership, demanding immediate steps by the Modi government to rectify the situation triggered by the noteban.

In their first one-to-one meeting since the vertical split in Samajwadi Party, Shivpal Yadav on Friday held talks with defiant nephew Akhilesh at his residence in Lucknow on a "compromise formula" for a possible patch-up.

Punjab TMC president Jagmeet Singh Brar on Thursday announced the first list with five candidates to contest the state Assembly elections on February 4.

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's former Principal Secretary on Thursday sought voluntary retirement from service alleging harassment by the CBI.

Congress on Monday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to tell the nation the amount of black money, counterfeit currency and terror financing unearthed since November 8.

Hitting back at Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi over his criticism of demonetisation, Union Minister M Venkaiah Naidu on Wednesday said he Opposition party should "introspect" its contribution towards ills like corruption and black money.

Aam Aadmi Party on Wednesday dared the Centre to probe the alleged discrepancies in its funding, wondering what was holding BJP back despite having the investigative agencies at its disposal.

Once an announcement on benami properties is made, those possessing estates will convert all of it into "white" within 24 hours, like hundreds of crores were converted into "white" after the demonetisation decision, the Sena said.

Addressing a Parivartan rally in Dehradun, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that people are firmly behind him on Demonetisation move to fight black money and corruption.